She received attention from emergency personnel, who gave her the OK and encouraged her to finish the race.

“You always tell [your kids] if you start something you have to finish it; get knocked down, get back up,” says Sanchez. “So once I realized it wasn't broken, 3 miles left, I asked if I could finish and the EMTs said ‘All right, give us a call if you need us.'”

Sanchez says that she finished about 10 minutes slower than her goal time. But she says she wasn't going to give up.

She says that she holds no ill will toward the deer. But she says that next time she sees one, she may keep her distance just to be safe.